Funny Girls

I saw the comedian Hillary Lowe perform at the Room 5 lounge last night. I live in fear of comedy shows, because of a childhood experience with a terrifying clown at Cirque de Soleil, followed by the Blue Man Group years ago when one of the performers asked me to hold a piece of plastic chocolate. I naively said ‘yes’, and watched, horrified, as the ‘prop’ lit up, trapping me. I tried to hide the light under my shirt, but the painted men started crawling across the walls and ceiling like insects. I still have nightmares about the blue men coming for me!